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Rick Reilly (Full Name: Richard Paul Reilly) is an American sportscaster. He works as a contributing essayist for ESPN SportsCenter and ABC Sports. He joined the station on June 1, 2008, as a columnist for ESPN.com and wrote the back page column for ESPN the Magazine. Rick was the host of Homecoming with Rick Reilly. Before ESPN, he worked as a columnist for Sports Illustrated.
Rick Reilly Age
He was born on February 3, 1958, in Boulder, Colorado, in the United States of America. Rick is 63 years old.
Rick Reilly Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Rick stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.74 m).
Rick Reilly Family
He was born to his supportive parents in 1958 in Boulder, Colorado, in the United States of America. Rick is the son of Jack, an Irish tenor, a yarn spinner, a songwriter a crack golfer, and a first-class drunk. He has four siblings, two sisters, and two brothers.
Rick Reilly Wife
He is married to his beautiful wife Cynthia Puchniarz in October 2008. Cynthia is four years younger. Previously, Rick was married to former Linda Campbell of Boulder. Linda and Rick are parents to Jake and two other children.
Rick Reilly ESPN
He works as a contributing essayist for ESPN SportsCenter and ABC Sports. He joined the station on June 1, 2008, as a columnist for ESPN.com and wrote the back page column for ESPN the Magazine. Rick was the host of Homecoming with Rick. However, he announced his retirement from sports writing but the station said he will working a television-only capacity, including SportsCenter and Sunday NFL Countdown.
Before ESPN, he worked as a columnist for Sports Illustrated from 1983 untill 2007. He wrote a column on “Life of Reilly” from 1997 to 2007. The column made him become recognized in the sportswriting industry. Previously, he worked as a football writer on the sports staff of the Los Angeles Times and Denver Post for more than two years.
His journalism career kicked off in 1979 as an undergraduate assistant with the Daily Camera. Rick worked at the station until 1981. Further, he is 11 times National Sportswriter of the Year as voted by NSSA. He receved Page One Award for Best Magazine Story from the prestigious New York Newspaper Guilds. In addition, he co-wrote the screenplay for Leatherheads in April 2008.
Some of Rick’s colleagues at ESPN include:
Michelle Beisner – Reporter and Anchor
Sarah Barshop – Reporter
Marly Rivera – Reporter and National Baseball Writer
Sean McDonough – Sportscaster
Shae Peppler – Host
Malika Andrews – NBA Writer
Tony Reali – Host
Roxy Bernstein – Play-by-play Announcer
Sebastian Salazar – Reporter, Host, and Play-by-play
John Sutcliffe – Sports Reporter
Herculez Gomez – Commentator
Alejandro Moreno – Commentator
Rick Reilly Books
Apart from his sportscasting career, he has published some of his great books. The books include:
- The Boz in 1988
- I’d Love to But I Have a Game in 1993
- So Help Me Golf in 2022
- Sports from Hell in 2010
- The Life of Reilly in 2000
- Shanks for Nothing in 2006
- Who’s Your Caddy in 2003
- Commander in Cheat in 2019
- Hate Mail from Cheerleaders in 2007
- Slo-Mo! in 1999
Rick Reilly Salary
He receives decent pay working as a contributing essayist for ESPN SportsCenter and ABC Sports. Rick’s salary is $62,430 annually.
Rick Reilly Net Worth
He has worked as a professional sportscaster since 1979 and has worked at several stations like ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Los Angeles Times, and Denver Post as well as Daily Camera. Rick’s estimated net worth is $1.5 Million.
How Old Is Rick Reilly
Rick is 63 years old born February 3, 1958, in Boulder, Colorado, in the USA.
Who Is Rick Reilly
Rick is an American sportscaster. He works as a contributing essayist for ESPN SportsCenter and ABC Sports. He joined the station on June 1, 2008, as a columnist for ESPN.com and wrote the back page column for ESPN the Magazine. Rick was the host of Homecoming with Rick. Before ESPN, he worked as a columnist for Sports Illustrated.